COUNCIL OF AMERICAN JEWISH MUSEUMS INC
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Organizations Filed Purposes: AS PUT FORTH IN ITS MISSION STATEMENT, THE COUNCIL OF AMERICAN JEWISH MUSEUMS WORKS TO STRENGTHEN JEWISH MUSEUMS AS ESSENTIAL RESOURCES AND VITAL CENTERS OF CULTURE, KNOWLEDGE, AND DISCOURSE. TO FULFILL ITS MISSION, THE COUNCIL PROVIDES ROBUST PROGRAMS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIALOG ABOUT ISSUES IN THE FIELD AND RELATED FIELDS. AS STATED IN ITS VISION STATEMENT, THE ORGANIZATION ENVISIONS COMMUNITIES MADE MORE VIBRANT AND INCLUSIVE BY THEIR JEWISH MUSEUMS.

IN FEBRUARY 2020, THE COUNCIL OF AMERICAN JEWISH MUSEUMS HELD ITS NATIONAL CONFERENCE, "MUSEUMS 2020: ESSENTIAL CONVERSATIONS" IN DALLAS WITH 170 COLLEAGUES AND LOCAL TALENTS IN ATTENDANCE. SESSIONS WERE HELD AT THE DALLAS HOLOCAUST AND HUMAN RIGHTS MUSEUM; NATIONAL CENTER FOR JEWISH ARTS; TEMPLE EMANU-EL; AND THE CROW COLLECTION OF ASIAN ART.

THE COUNCIL OF AMERICAN JEWISH MUSEUMS CONTINUED ITS SERIES OF PROGRAMS ON COMBATING ANTISEMITISM, WITH A CONVENING HELD IN NOVEMBER OF 2019 IN PORTLAND, OR AT THE OREGON JEWISH MUSEUM.

STARTING IN MARCH 2020, THE COUNCIL OF AMERICAN JEWISH MUSEUMS ALSO LAUNCHED NEW PROGRAMS IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC: AN ONLINE DIRECTOR'S FORUM; EMERGENCY GRANTS FOR CREATIVES; WEEKLY ONLINE TALKING CIRCLES; AND A NATIONAL INITIATIVE ON COLLECTING THESE TIMES TO COLLECT ORAL HISTORIES OF JEWISH EXPERIENCES DURING THE PANDEMIMC.

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